When demand on its eight groundwater wells threatened to exceed capacity, the City of Wilsonville, Ore., faced a choice: Add more wells...
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Little District That Could
Powdersville Water District superintendent Chris Rasco easily sums up the philosophy that has won excellence awards for the district and its employees.
“We’re...
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Shades of Green
From the outside, the new water treatment plant in Madbury, N.H., may look merely average. In reality, it includes many forward-thinking, energy-saving...
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Math Magic
Water utilities use a variety of technologies to measure and optimize pressure on their systems and detect leaks. Now IBM is testing...
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Cartoon Connections
As guardians of an important underground resource, the leaders of the Water Replenishment District of Southern California find one of their great...
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Solar panels make a South Texas treatment plant energy self-supporting
The Houston Chronicle newspaper website reports that 1,316 solar panels at the City of Weslaco southern wastewater treatment plant turned the facility...
Editorial
July/August Worth Noting
PEOPLE/AWARDS
James A. Floystrop, P.E., CME, associate and water resources senior project manager in Dewberry’s office in Parsippany, N.J., has been named president...
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Storm in the east triggered a substantial sewage discharge to the James River in Virginia
A wastewater discharge from the Lynchbug (Va.) Wastewater Treatment Plant after the recent storm in the East led to alerts to the state...
Blogs
Apparently they see the value
On Thursday, June 28, the City of Maryville, Tenn., held an open house to showcase its award-winning Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. Among...
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Endress+Hauser introduces Proline Prosonic B 200 ultrasonic biogas flow meter
The Prosonic B 200 ultrasonic biogas flow meter from Endress+Hauser measures the flow and methane content of biogas for process control, emissions...
Blogs
An object lesson in security
You might think a wastewater treatment plant would be the last place thieves would strike, especially if your plant is down a...
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AWWA releases two financial management publications to assist water utilities
The American Water Works Association has released two publications designed to help water utilities with financial management and ratemaking. Financial Management for Water...
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One way to get revenue
It depends on where you are and on your circumstances. Some wastewater treatment plants prefer not to accept septage – either they’re...
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New study looks at water main breaks in the United States and Canada
How prevalent are water main breaks? What kinds of pipes are the most and least susceptible to breakage? How old are the...
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Fifth annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition set for Oct. 3-5
The fifth annual WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition Oct. 3-5 in Las Vegas will serve as a platform for water-efficiency professionals from...
Editorial
Pumps, Drives, Valves & Blowers
Pumps lower operating expenses
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Three 300 hp long-shaft pumps at the Baltic Avenue Pump Station in Atlantic City, N.J., were sized to handle...
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Sustainability First
Rapid growth, tighter regulations and aging infrastructure were challenging the wastewater systems in Clackamas County, Ore. In response, two wastewater districts teamed...
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From Old to New
When the former Greater Jacksonville (N.C.) Wastewater Treatment Facility became unusable, the city took “makeover” to the extreme and turned its infrastructure...














